Unique and Adorable Cat Varieties You Have to See to Believe

"American Bobtails are loving and incredibly intelligent cats possessing a distinctive wild appearance,"

Nikki Horner, a breeder from Kentucky, was motivated to develop this black beauty by the Indian black leopard in the 1950s.

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Taurus Due to Jupiter's influence, single Taureans will be more receptive to dating and meeting new people while this planet is in their sign.

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The beautiful Ocicat was born from a cross between an Abyssinian and a Siamese.

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Japanese Bobtail was instrumental in rescuing Japan's silk industry in the seventeenth century

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One of our oldest breeds is the Egyptian Mau.

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The American Wirehair cat is extremely rare because of a genetic mutation that occurs naturally in just a small percentage of the breed.

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It's extremely unusual to find a cat with curling, dense fur. It's important to note that "the 'Rex' is from the rabbit fancy, where it denotes a curly-coated rabbit,

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